The samurai : a military history / / S.R. Turnbull

• Autore: Turnbull Stephen R.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 952
• Soggetto topico: Samurai - Japan - History
• Soggetto geografico: Japan History, Military; Japan History 1185-1868
• Note generali: First pbk. ed. published 1996 by Japan Library.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; THE SAMURAI A MILITARY HISTORY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Author's Preface; Foreword; List of Illustrations; Conventional periods of Japanese history; 1. Gods and heroes; 2. Buddha and Bushi; 3. The Gempei War; 4. The fall of the house of Taira; 5. Their finest hour; 6. Acts of loyalty; 7. The age of the Country at War; 8. Saints and samurai; 9. Tea and muskets; 10. Hideyoshi's Korean war; 11. The final reckoning; 12. Decline and triumph; Appendix 1. Selected genealogies; Appendix 2. Chronological list of Shōguns; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the authoritative reference on samurai life and warfare published outside of Japan.
• Titolo autorizzato: The samurai
• ISBN: 1-134-24369-3; 1-138-13999-8; 1-315-07326-9; 1-134-24362-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779894203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II